Cuomo continued to knock Astorino as a "hyperconservative" -- a theme the Cuomo-run state Democratic Committee has tried to paint with various television advertisements that have aired across the state.

"That's what we're dealing with in November: Hyperconservative mentality that's against a woman's right to choose, against equality, against decent health care for seniors, against after-school programs for young people, but then has the ultimate hypocrisy of charging the highest taxes in the country," Cuomo said. "That's the opponent in November."

On Wednesday, Astorino said Cuomo "both won and lost" in his primary Tuesday by officially defeating his Democratic opponents but ceding about 40 percent of the vote to little-known candidates. He called the incumbent governor "completely out of touch with the people of New York."

"With the bold ethics reforms I will bring to Albany -- including term limits to drain the Albany swamp -- smart tax cuts, and real regulatory reform, we can get New York moving again," Astorino said in a statement.